Can you connect and access a USB external harddrive? How well does it handle large music collections in this mode? Is there a maximum harddrive size
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Sorry, I have not tried that. I got this unit to use with my phone but it should be able to handle reading the external drive
15560
I have a 16gig thumb drive connected and it works fine after it builds the database.
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I've tried connecting a 128ssd drive that is in a USB3.0 enclosure and it does not work. I don't believe the headunit can provide the power needed to power on the drive.This is my findings, as always, YMMV.
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You cannot store music on the unit.Whatever music you have on your phone will be played. You can use Pandora or xm. You tube has some good tutorials also. You also need a specific cord for which phone you have.
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the drive limit is 2TB per drive. which considering theyre still making this item you would think they would put out a firmware update if nothing else. im hoping that if they make a new generation f this product that they not only put all the usb ports on one side, but also make them... oh gee i dunno.... a usb port speed that was invented in the current decade, and support for drives larger than 2TB would be a nice addition as well.their support team told me to get my 4 3TB drives to work on it that i shoudl format them and make just a 2TB partition and just ignore the rest of my space, oh, and of course ignore the fact that i just deleted 12TB of data the drive limit is 2TB per drive. which considering theyre still making this item you would think they would put out a firmware update if nothing else. im hoping that if they make a new generation f this product that they not only put all the usb ports on one side, but also make them... oh gee i dunno.... a usb port speed that was invented in the current decade, and support for drives larger than 2TB would be a nice addition as well.their support team told me to get my 4 3TB drives to work on it that i shoudl format them and make just a 2TB partition and just ignore the rest of... » Read More the drive limit is 2TB per drive. which considering theyre still making this item you would think they would put out a firmware update if nothing else. im hoping that if they make a new generation f this product that they not only put all the usb ports on one side, but also make them... oh gee i dunno.... a usb port speed that was invented in the current decade, and support for drives larger than 2TB would be a nice addition as well.their support team told me to get my 4 3TB drives to work on it that i shoudl format them and make just a 2TB partition and just ignore the rest of my space, oh, and of course ignore the fact that i just deleted 12TB of data « Show Less
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Yes you can. I have this model and I use a 64gb thumb drive for all my music. Works like a charm. Also can plug in an iPhone/iPod via USB for same results.
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The song loading time is actually quite good, even when switching to different artists. The only slow part, is when you initially select USB as the input. It takes close to 10 seconds to actually load my 8gb flash drive. But after that it's fairly fast. I have not yet played any videos from the USB input, but I wouldn't expect it to be any different from songs.
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I use a 16gb flash drive but I always use random play--sometimes it freezes when loading--but if I switch to cd then back to usb-it seems to always work fine. I've had no problems with sony or Philips mp3 devices--just seems to lock up when first reading flash drives--it is a little slow at reading files before it begins playing--I'd say about a minute delay-not a problem. Display information depends on what is available on flash drive--ir title artist album are provided it will display them--though you have to turn on the display by using the remote 'display" button or it just gives numeric info
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I think the "recommended" max is 16GB (and 8GB for certain kinds of music file formats), but I've seen posts from users who've exceeded the OEM "recommended" size with no problem. I use a 16GB card ... zero problems. However, if you're inclined to try a larger card, I'd stop at 64GB.
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I have successfully transferred data from discs in an external USB-connected caddy, such as a Cavalry. I have not tried it with several in the Mediasonic as JBOD, but have my doubts. I'd try getting one external hard drive to act as a bridging device (ideally big enough to accommodate the 2TB drives if they are not full) than make the 2TB drives into a 6TB RAID array.
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I run it on my PC running Windows 7. quick install... & runs fine. I use to store music (over 117, 000 songs & plenty of room for maybe another 100-thou more) that I play thru Zune software. no problems, quiet, fast. wish I could be more helpful...try LaCle directly. good luck
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This is my first experience with an external drive. I've had no problem with this item. I do suggest you get a larger capacity drive as the prices have been falling lately on the external drives.
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I haven't used the USB but I have used a 16GB SD card with this. I usually just connect my Sandisk Sansa Clip Zip+ MP3 player to this and use it this way.
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in the specifications, it says it can support USB and SD Card (Up to 32 GB size). I don't know if that is a total for both connected at once or 32 GB for USB and 32 GB for SD card. I assume its the latter but i use smaller capacity cards like 4 GB and 8 GB that way because there is no scroll list and i can find individual music folders easier on smaller capacity cards. There is a model that costs about 10 dollars more that has a scroll list which would be easier to find folders on larger capacity cards and drives. I have been using this music everyday in my car for nearly a year and love it to death!!
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Wow, at 2terrabyte why is that even an issue?? I have no idea.. Just use a huge external hard drive and it should be almost limitless. All I know is that 2tb seems like plenty, at least for me. In four years of many photos, I didn't even fill 250gig on my laptop that was my main computer at the time. I do like this all in one, tho it isn't quite as fast as I had hoped it would be. And I prefer the Windows seven side to the childish eight side. Love the large screen. Overall..I would recommend it..the storage should be plenty especially for a home computer.
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Haven't used the 64 GB. I do have a 32 GB. Cant switch through music folders. It goes by skipping through the flash drive
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I'll plug in my external hard drive and see. My only concern would be the slower USB 2.0 port. I have a 3 terabyte drive inside the AIOS and I play Blu-ray iso files all the time. I'll rip a disk to folders instead and put it on the portable drive that will connect via the front USB port. I'm copying a set of Blu-ray files to the player today, so I'll see how well it works versus .iso.
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Storage size limited by current production technologies. I have tested running 16gb microSD modules on this device and it seems to work pretty well. However, if you are loading large songs (more than 1 hour), expect some lag when switching between songs.
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The device comes with a FAT32 partition, which is quite limited but very compatible.I repartitioned my USB Flash drive to Mac OS Extended (Journaled), and so files on it can be as large as the device.
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I have used flash drives but I am not sure if it will have enough juice for a external hard drive. It will play MP3's though, I would recommend you get one with a external power source or use a USB in-line power cable to make sure. Even if it does power it, you'd need to contact them and see if it was built for that or you might overwork and burnout that hardware after time.